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In the healthcare industry, there’s discussion on whether accepting a free lunch or even a branded pen counts as bribery. But when the Supreme Court does it…
The people at the top don't want the people under them competing with them for bribes. They want to make sure all gifts come directly to them.
In my industry, we cannot receive gifts over $10, even from colleagues.
Office holiday parties are funny. Everyone just trades gift cards.
why do all "conservatives" end up being simple money grubbing pigs
Yeah, this sounds like he has a desperate need to be able to live the lifestyle of other high paid people around the Washington area instead of being content to live very comfortably on almost 300k a year.
So conservatives rushed in with a steady stream of gifts and perks to make Thomas wealthy so he'd stay and continue rubber stamping anything sent his way. It's disgustingly corrupt.
Thomas wanted to make liberals' lives miserable since the very beginning of his appointment. The liberals haven't paid him to change his mind.
I believe you mis-spelled "blatantly".
I can't believe I have to keep posting this, it's not just Thomas, it's 5 out of 9 that seem to have taken bribes:
Thank you for this. Please keep posting it. This was my first time seeing it.
Yw, it was just starting to get spammy, I think I posted it 4 or 5 times in different ways.
Uh.. real talk: I’m sure all his complaints about money did was to catch the interest of some rich people who were more than happy to enable the Supreme Court justice’s ongoing unsustainable lifestyle.
Why wouldn't it spark fears that he would easily take bribes? The practically untouchable nature of his position means he's in the perfect position to do so.
A key problem here is that it's much harder to get a bribery conviction in the US than most other first-world countries; you need to actually demonstrate the intent for quid pro quo, not that that the rich are shoveling money at an official.
Certainly the solution is less avocado toast
Never too late to learn a trade.
It's a good thing people with cases before the Court paid him not to!
-Republicans who think a judge giving $20 to Biden's campaign is corruption.
Fears he would resign? Bring it on lol.
That's the trick. Conservatives didn't want him to leave, so they stepped in with a bunch of gifts so he would stay, and then owe them favors too.
That's a bingo